Car Crashes at Site of Previous Fatal Accident in Northampton; Driver Airlifted

A man was airlifted to after crashing his car on County Road 51 in Northampton on Wednesday afternoon, yards away from the location of a fatal car accident that occurred in February 2010.

It is believed the driver was trying to make a right turn onto Lake Avenue around 3:30 p.m. when he began to slip on the rain-slicked roads, according to Southampton police.

"When he tried to regain control, it seems he overcompensated and rolled over the vehicle," said Southampton Police Sgt. Susan Ralph.

The car rolled into the ditch dividing County Road 51. The driver was removed from the vehicle by fire officials and transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center as a precaution because of the severity of the crash, according to Sgt. Ralph. The man was the only person in the car, she added.

An update on his condition was unavailable. Southampton Police said they are still investigating the incident.

The crash happened just a few yards away from where a Greenport man was killed after being hit by a Suffolk County Transit Bus while driving on Lake Avenue on Feb. 2, 2010, according to a report from Suffolk Times.

Michael Brown, 21, who had stopped at a stop sign along Lake Avenue, had pulled into the intersection when he was struck and killed by the oncoming bus. There were no serious injuries to the bus driver or any of his 14 passengers, according to the report. No charges were filed against the driver.

A traffic light was installed at the intersection after the fatal accident, Sgt. Ralph said.